Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives

1978 - 2002

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Welfare Reform: Remedy for Persistent Poverty in the Rural South?: Mark S. Henry and Willis Lewis
Factors Affecting High Child Poverty in the Rural South: Carolyn C. Rogers
Most Persistently Poor Rural Counties in the South Remained Poor in 1995: Linda M. Ghelfi
Educated Workforce, Quality Jobs: Still Elusive Goals in the Rural South: Lionel J. Beaulieu, Melissa A. Barfield and Katherine L. Stone
New Economy Manufacturing Meets Old Economy Education Policies in the Rural South: David A. McGranahan
Migrants in the Rural South Choose Urban and Natural Amenities: John B. Cromartie

USDA’s Self-Help Loan Program Provides Unique Opportunities for Home Ownership: George Wallace
Rural Banks and the Federal Home Loan Bank System: Julie Dolan
Developing a Safety Net for Farm Households: Leslie A. Whitener
Older Americans' Patterns of Driving and Using Other Transportation: Nina Glasgow
How Important is Airport Access to Rural Businesses?: Fred Gale and Dennis Brown
Inmigrants to the Northern Great Plains: Survey Results from Nebraska and North Dakota: F. Leistritz, Sam Cordes, Randall S. Sell, John C. Allen and Rebecca Filkins
Rural America at the Turn of the Century: One Analyst's Perspective: David Freshwater

Less-Educated Workers Face Limited Opportunities to Move Up to Good Jobs: Lorin D. Kusmin and Robert M. Gibbs
Skilled Metro Workers Get Highest Payoffs for Using a Computer at Work: Lorin D. Kusmin
Local Housing Policy: The Small-Town Myth and Economic Development: Ann Ziebarth
Direct Loans Open Doors to Rural Homeownership: George Wallace, Linda Ghelfi, James Mikesell and Leslie Whitener
Housing Poverty in Rural Areas Greater for Racial and Ethnic Minorities: Leslie A. Whitener

Using Microenterprise Programs in the Rural United States: George Wallace
Child Poverty in Nonmetro Area in the 1990's: Carolyn C. Rogers and Elizabeth Dagata
Federal Fund in the Black Belt: Samuel D. Calhoun, Richard J. Reeder and Faqir S. Bagi
Thinking About Rural Manufacturing: A Brief History: Dennis Roth
Rural Consumer Markets: Paul D. Frenzen and Timothy S. Parker

Rural Issues in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland Common to United States: Patrick Commins, Karen Hamrick, Anicca C. Jansen, Kevin Murphy and Peter L. Stenberg
Are Workers in the Rural South Ready for the Future?: Thomas D. Rowley and David Freshwater
Growth of the Oldest Old Population and Future Implications for Rural Areas: Carolyn C. Rogers
Telecommunications Access for Rural Americans With Disabilities: Alexandra Enders and Tom Seekins
Innovations in the Delivery of Health Care Services to Rural Communities Telemedicine and Limited-Service Hospitals: Susan M. Capalbo and Christine N. Heggem
Strategic Planning for Telecommunications in Rural Communities: Kathleen McMahon and Priscilla Salant

Water Markets Implications for Rural Areas of the West: Noel R. Gollehon
Finding Common Ground on Western Lands: Keith Wiebe, Abebayehu Tegene and Betsey Kuhn
Wildlife Conservation and Economic Development in the West: Kevin Ingram and Jan Lewandrowski
Employment Growth in the Rural West From 1985 to 1995 Outpaced the Nation: William B. Beyers
Quality of Life, Nontraditional Income, and Economic Growth New Development Opportunities for the Rural West: Peter B. Nelson
Migrants to Oregon in the 1990’s Working Age, Near-Retirees, and Retirees Make Different Destination Choices: Dean H. Judson, Sue Reynolds-Scanlon and Carole L. Popoff
Jobs Follow People in the Rural Rocky Mountain West: Alexander C. Vias
Amenities Increasingly Draw People to the Rural West: Gundars Rudzitis
Migrants Settling Far and Wide in the Rural West: John B. Cromartie and John M. Wardwell

Tobacco Communities Facing Change: Fred Gale
Financial Markets Serve Rural Areas Reasonably Well: Robert N. Collender, Patrick J. Sullivan, Daniel L. Milkove and Faqir S. Bagi
Nonmetro Displaced Workers Face Less Hardship Than Metro Displaced Workers: Karen Hamrick
Federal Funding’s Unique Role in Appalachia: Faqir S. Bagi, Richard J. Reeder and Samuel D. Calhoun
Community Empowerment A New Approach for Rural Development: J. Norman Reid
Increasing the Minimum Wage Implications for Rural Poverty and Employment: Leslie A. Whitener and Timothy S. Parker

RDP Book Announcements: Dennis Roth and Karen Hamrick
Multi-Agency Service Teams A New Approach in Maine To Deliver Technical Assistance to Rural Manufacturers: Shanna Ratner
Front Matter: Rural Development Perspectives
Impact of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 for Rural Areas: Randall S. Sell, F. Leistritz and John C. Allen
Do Rural Youth Attain Their Educational Goals?: Debra L. Blackwell and Diane K. McLaughlin
Local Government Financial Capacity and the Growing Importance of State Aid: Mildred E. Warner
Rural Poor Have Less Access to Supermarkets, Large Grocery Stores: Phillip Kaufman
Racial and Spatial Equity in Welfare Programs Interstate and Intercounty Differences in Welfare Spending: Mark Nord
The Continuing Population Rebound in Nonmetro America: Kenneth M. Johnson and Calvin L. Beale

RDP Book Reviews: Dennis Roth and Karen Hamrick
Front Matter: Rural Development Perspectives
Migration, Residential Mobility, and Poverty in Rural Pennsylvania: Jason P. Schachter, Leif Jensen and Gretchen T. Cornwell
Employment in Small Towns Microbusinesses, Part-Time Work, and Lack of Benefits Characterize Iowa Firms: Terry L. Besser
Rural Manufacturers in the Export Market: H. Frederick Gale
Rail Freight Consolidation and Rural America: Dennis Brown
Rural Communities and Military Base Closures: Peter L. Stenberg
Poverty of Older Women Across the Rural-Urban Continuum: Carolyn C. Rogers

What Do Nonemployers Contribute to Retail and Service Opportunities in the Great Plains?: Linda M. Ghelfi
Which Federal Programs Are Most Important for the Great Plains?: Rick Reeder, Faqir Bagi and Samuel Calhoun
Retail/Wholesale Trade Employment Directly Related to Population Change in the Nonmetro Great Plains: Donald J. Adamchak, Leonard E. Bloomquist, Kent Bausman and Rashida Qureshi
Can Manufacturing Reverse Rural Great Plains Depopulation?: David A. McGranahan
Net Migration in the Great Plains Increasingly Linked to Natural Amenities and Suburbanization: John B. Cromartie
Population Change in the Great Plains A History of Prolonged Decline: Richard Rathge and Paula Highman
Agriculture and New Agricultural Policies in the Great Plains: David H. Harrington and Robert Dubman
Sustaining the Great Plains: Thomas D. Rowley
Front Matter: Rural Development Perspectives